8 Oct 2026

Live coverage is underway as NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are almost an hour away from splashing down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

The deorbit burn is scheduled to begin around 10:46 a.m. EDT. Splashdown remains targeted for approximately 11:34 a.m.. Weather conditions remain favorable, and teams are “go” at the primary splashdown site in the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles, California.

NASA’s live coverage is streamed through a variety of platforms. 

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The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, Commander and Pilot respectively, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Sophie Adenot.